Bosnia and Herzegovina put the disappointment of European Championship play-off elimination behind them to hold the Netherlands to a goalless draw in their Nations League A Group 1 match on Sunday. The Bosnians had lost on penalty kicks to Northern Ireland on Thursday in the play-off semi-final. But they will be lifted by a dogged performance against the disappointing Dutch, particularly after starting without several key players. The result left the Dutch, who were runners-up in the inaugural Nations League, with four points from three games while Bosnia have two. New coach Frank de Boer is still awaiting a first…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, condemns the unwarranted assault and attack by officers of the Nigeria police on Francis Ogbonna, a Cameraman with Arise Television, today, Sunday, October 11, 2020, in Abuja. According to reports, the police attacked and brutalized Ogbonna while interviewing protesters on an #EndSARS rally at Abuja. A video recording by the victim and his colleague, Ferdinard Duroha reveals that Ogbonna was attacked by police officers who beat him and in the process inflicted him with an injury, resulting in blood gushing out of his head. The police officers also damaged his camera. IPC Executive Director,…
A fire broke out on Mount Kilimanjaro on Sunday afternoon and authorities were trying to contain it, Tanzania’s National Parks service (TANAPA) said. The parks service posted a blurry photograph on its Twitter account of what appeared to be Mount Kilimanjaro with several pockets of flames burning on it, with the message: “A fire emerged on Mount Kilimanjaro this afternoon. Efforts in containing it (are) going on. More details to follow.” TANAPA official Pascal Shelutete told Reuters by phone on Sunday evening that he had no further details. Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak, at nearly 6,000 metres (20,000 ft)…
A former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to quash his indictment contained in the February 25, 2020 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which convicted an ex-National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on money laundering offences. Dasuki urged the court not only to set aside the findings which he said were repeated about 10 times against him in the judgment, but to also set aside the entire proceedings which, according to him, were conducted in breach of established procedures. Although he…
Participants at a workshop on Digital Journalism and National Security: The Role of Social Media Influencers in the fight against crime have advocated good governance and respect for rule of law as key to improving the security situation across the country. The workshop held in Kano was organized by PRNigeria Centre with Security Agencies, Media Professionals, Youth Groups, Social Media Influencers and Academics in attendance. The workshop acquainted participants on the role of media in addressing security challenges and to officially unveil Arewa Agenda, a Media Advocacy Platform for Peaceful Coexistence and National Development. In a paper presentation by Mallam…
By Fatimah Agwai Mohammed The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, Esq. has commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu for banning the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads from embarking on routine searching of laptops and phones vehicle occupants etc. saying his order is in line with the Commission’s recommendations following its report on the Presidential Investigation Panel on allegations of human rights violations against SARS. Ojukwu made the remarks while reacting to the recent ban of SARS and other special teams of the Nigerian Police from routine patrol…
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has accused an online newspaper of ascribing fake stories to him. Adesina, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the fake stories were meant to cause disaffection among people. ”An online newspaper has published that President Muhammadu Buhari was to have scrapped the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) on Friday, but was prevailed upon by presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, not to do so. ”The tendentious publication claimed Adesina hinged his argument on the fact that `the administration should not surrender to Twitter warriors.’ “While the FSARS saga lasted, I did not say a word…
Novak Djokovic was under no illusions about the Herculean effort it would take to beat Rafa Nadal in Sunday’s French Open final match which he lost. But even the Serb was surprised by the level of perfection the Spaniard reached to win a 13th title on the Paris clay. The 33-year-old Djokovic did not play badly in the final but it took him 55 minutes before he registered his first game in what turned out to be a mauling. By that stage his task appeared about as hopeless as climbing the Eiffel Tower with his arms and legs tied together.…
A Nigerian Cleric, Prophetess Teleola Oganla, has bagged the British Empire Medal (BEM) from Queen Elizabeth II for her humanitarian and community services to the less-privileged. A statement by Oganla’s Media Aide, Ms Deola Joe, said the cleric was recognised for her years of dedication towards uplifting the less-privileged, especially in the UK and Africa. The statement said that the award was part of the Queen’s Honours List for 2020. It said that Oganla, who was among the 1,495 which the Queen honoured for their selfless and caring deeds, was appreciated for using her position to impact on the downtrodden…
Air Peace, has taken delivery of a new 50-seater Embraer 145 Jet to help boost its domestic and regional operations. Stanley Olisa, Air Peace Spokesperson,said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the ERJ-145 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXF, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10. It stated: “We are very glad to announce the arrival of our eighth Embraer 145 Jet, another addition to the fleet of our subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper.” Olisa restated the airline’s commitment to ease the burden of air travels in Nigeria and beyond, adding that Air Peace now…